NRL streaker fronts Toowoomba court

Tara Miko
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Tara started with APN in 2010 after graduating with a journalism and politics degree from Griffith University in Brisbane. After two-and-a-half years working on APN papers in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, she joined the team at The Chronicle in February 2013. In September that year she took over the reins of the Rural Weekly.

A MAN who streaked naked across the Clive Berghofer playing field during an NRL fixture last month has avoided stiff financial penalties for his drunken antics.

Anthony Ryan Blair, wearing a long sleeve white button-up shirt and jeans, today pleaded guilty in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court to one count each of wilful exposure to offend or embarrass and entering onto playing field.

Police prosecutor Leea Trewin told the court more than 8000 people, including families with young children, were at the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans trial match at the Clive Berghofer Stadium on February17.

Senior Constable Trewin said Blair had been at the eastern end of the stadium and, at full time when the players were leaving the field, he jumped the fence in his underwear before stripping off and running diagonally towards the southwest side.

"He made no attempt to cover himself," Snr-Const Trewin said.

He was arrested by police who used a hat to cover Blair's genitals and removed him from the stadium.